Loaded Illegal Handgun Seized Following Traffic Stop in Mississauga
Region of Peel – Investigators from the 12 Division Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB) have arrested and charged two men following a traffic stop in Mississauga.
On Saturday, May 17, at approximately 1:35 a.m., officers conducted a traffic stop in the area of Torbram Road and Drew Road. During the investigation, the occupants were detained under the authority of the Cannabis Act. A subsequent search of the vehicle resulted in the seizure of a loaded illegally possessed handgun and a magazine containing ammunition.
As a result, the following were arrested and charged:
Tyrell Foote, 25, Mississauga
- Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm
- Carrying a Concealed Weapon
- Unauthorized Possession of a Prohibited Device or Ammunition
- Knowledge of Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm
- Possession of a Loaded Prohibited or Restricted Firearm
- Possession of a Prohibited Device or Ammunition Knowing its Possession is Unauthorized
- Occupant of Motor Vehicle Knowing There Was a Firearm
- Careless Storage of a Firearm, Weapon, Prohibited Device or Ammunition
- Have Care and Control of a Vehicle with Cannabis Readily Available
Kieshawn Morgan, 20, Toronto
- Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm
- Carrying a Concealed Weapon
- Unauthorized Possession of a Prohibited Device or Ammunition
- Knowledge of Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm
- Possession of a Prohibited Device or Ammunition Knowing its Possession is Unauthorized
- Occupant of Motor Vehicle Knowing There Was a Firearm
- Possession of a Loaded Prohibited or Restricted Firearm
- Careless Storage of a Firearm, Weapon, Prohibited Device or Ammunition
- Breach of Probation Order
At the time of his arrest, Morgan was bound by a Probation Order stemming from a previous criminal conviction. Both accused were held pending a bail hearing at the Ontario Court of Justice.
Anyone with information on this incident is asked to contact investigators with the 12 Division CIB at 905-453-2121 extension 1233. Anonymous information may also be submitted by calling Peel Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or visiting peelcrimestoppers.ca.
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